Business Travel On The Fly
Business Travel On the Fly is a monthly podcast that dives into issues affecting those of us who spend time up in the air, out of the office, and away from home on work trips. Whether you’re a seasoned traveler or on your first trip, we will unpack the future of business travel with experts from in and around the industry. Plus, you’ll get top travel tips from road warriors around the globe.***Disclaimer: Travel tips and other information provided in this podcast are not based on your company’s travel policies. Please evaluate any suggestions or information provided in this podcast in the context of your company’s internal travel policy.
Episodes
32 episodes
State of the Nations: Your 2025 round-the-world guide to optimizing your travel policy and spend at key destinations from the USA to Singapore
Price volatility is finally moderating, making planning easier for businesses, even as prices rise. Still, on the back of the biggest election year in history (2024), macroeconomic and travel industry supply-demand dynamics will vary dramatical...
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28:24
Personally Speaking: The tech wave transforming personalization, cost control, service and more
Generative AI, Blockchain and Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) are transforming traveler experience and service delivery. How should travel managers prepare their programs to take full advantage and avoid big risks? What's the current state of pla...
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53:01
Blue-Sky Thinking: Is sustainable aviation fuel the key to decarbonizing business travel?
The production and adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is gaining critical momentum. As demand for air travel increases worldwide, corporate travel customers must play a leading role in the race to decarbonize aviation. But, ...
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29:26
Your corporate travel budget in the biggest election year in history
The prices of plane tickets, hotel rooms and ground transportation for business travelers are determined by an array of industry and macro-economic factors like capacity, leisure travel volume, inflation, and fuel charges. This year, is there a...
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Episode 29
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18:29
Beyond Bamboo Straws: How to elevate the sustainability of your meetings and events starting today
Rachel Lunderborg, Head of Global Process and Technology at CWT Meetings & Events is joined by Kit Aspen, Founder and Director of award-winning carbon intelligence platform Thrust Carbon, and Rachel Munns, Head of Sustainability at World Wi...
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Episode 28
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29:47
The outlook for hotel rates and airfares in the months ahead, and how to use AI so it doesn’t use you
If there’s one job harder than being a clairvoyant at a sceptic’s convention it’s being a futurist in these mightily uncertain times. It’s hard to read an article these days that doesn’t warn us that bots will wipe out entire indust...
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Episode 27
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17:42
How to spot the signposts of change in business travel
Over the next ten years, we are likely to see change on a scale not witnessed since the Industrial Revolution.From NFT loyalty programs to self-driving cabs, from adaptive travel policies to flying taxi hubs, the era ahead w...
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Episode 26
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25:12
Pricing the future of business travel with trendcaster Dr. Shawn du Bravac
It’s a rare moment when headlines aren’t awash with news of inflation, geopolitical hair-raisers, and the race to combat climate change. If only there was a crystal ball to help companies plan their business travel and events around...
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Episode 25
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17:15
How to build a lean, mean meetings machine in a perfect storm of volatility
CWT Meetings & Events (M&E) is an award-winning global events agency delivering live, virtual and hybrid events for thousands of customers every year ranging from end-to-end productions of some of the world’s largest global confer...
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Episode 24
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20:17
Cleaner Skies Ahead: Is sustainable aviation fuel on the cusp of taking off?
Richard Johnson, Global Head of Solutions Group, the consulting arm of global travel management platform CWT is joined by Heinrich Lange, Senior Director Sales Northern Europe, and Head of Global Account Management, EMEA, Lufthansa. Together th...
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Episode 23
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25:20
The age of the conscious business traveler
Volatility, complexity and change brought on by the pandemic has been a huge social and economic disrupter for most. It has - and continues to - transform the way in which we interact, consume, work and travel. What influence ...
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Episode 22
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15:36
A green standard in hospitality
Belinda Hindmarsh, Chief Growth Officer of global travel management platform CWT is joined by Kit Brennan, Co-founder and Director of award-winning carbon intelligence platform Thrust Carbon. Together they have decades of experience in th...
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Episode 21
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22:55
International Women’s Day: How to make work (and traveling for work) work for women
Belinda Hindmarsh, Chief Operating Officer of RoomIt by CWT and China, and John Pelant, Chief Technology Officer, CWT are leaders of CWT’s women’s employee resource group. Drawing on decades of combined experience in travel and tech...
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Episode 20
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17:41
Michelle McKinney Frymire on how to future-proof for 2025 and beyond
Michelle McKinney Frymire is no stranger to challenge. The CEO of travel management platform CWT, she was at the helm of making the company financially resolute at one of the toughest times in the history of travel. With $350 million of new equ...
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Episode 19
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17:44
How to change someone’s life on a flight
Human trafficking – the illegal movement of a person into or through a country by force, threat or deception to exploit them - can affect anyone of any age, gender or nationality. In trafficking in persons, criminals are adjusting t...
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Episode 18
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22:10
Measuring success in sustainable travel, minus the greenwashing
The pandemic prompted companies to take a closer look at the environmental impact of business travel. Now, as travel gradually begins to restart, we can expect sustainability to remain a key priority for many organizations.CWT's Richard...
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Episode 17
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46:17
Getting back to business travel during the biggest vaccination campaign in history
The biggest global vaccination campaign in history is underway. As countries around the world look to gradually ease restrictions, it is imperative that organizations prepare themselves and equip their employees for a safe return to travel....
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Episode 16
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42:56
The Best of Both Worlds: How to organize an impactful hybrid event
2021 is set to be a big year for hybrid meetings and events, with travel restrictions and safety measures expected to remain in place. When done right, combining the best of virtual and in-person events allows you to boost engagement and reach ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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41:59
What a difference a year makes
Where were you this time last year? Twelve months on from the start of a global event we can all remember vividly, it’s natural to wonder what business travel, meetings and events and the world of work will look like this time in 2022. We hand ...
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Episode 14
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11:02
Winners of the Business Travel Journalism Awards 2020 on the year that caught everyone on the fly
At the end of a year that completely altered business travel, meetings & events, and our working lives, who better to reflect on the past and anticipate the future than the editors and journalists at the coalface? Winners of the Business Tr...
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Episode 13
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8:58
How to revise your travel risk policy during unprecedented times
The pandemic has forced businesses to take a closer look at their travel risk policy. What is in place now and what do you need to adapt to make it work for your business and employees?Dr. William Hauptman, M.D., Medical Director Assist...
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Episode 12
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35:35
Why HR is crucial to helping your employees back to travel
Employee wellbeing is back on top of the corporate agenda, so it is vital your travel policy tackles the issues that matter most to your employees and addresses their concerns in this new world.In this episode, On The Fly spoke with Vald...
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Episode 11
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18:40
Talking On Air: Managing your air program in an uncertain world
As businesses reconnect and travel restarts, questions remain over how to manage an air program fit for an uncertain and changing world. Join global airlines, Delta and Air France - KLM as they address key issues affecting travel managers, incl...
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Episode 10
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30:14
Ready for the Road: How to build employee confidence (Part 2 of 2)
Restrictions may have eased but many companies still struggle with building confidence in their traveling employees. Hear from business and travel experts in Asia Pacific on how to get your people ready for the road.A diverse speaker pan...
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Episode 9
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26:17
Ready for the Road: How to build employee confidence (Part 1 of 2)
Restrictions may have eased but many companies still struggle with building confidence in their traveling employees. Hear from business and travel experts in Asia Pacific on how to get your people ready for the road.A diverse speaker pan...
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Episode 8
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19:34